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IndonesiaAn expedition to the site of the largest volcanic eruption in modern times has uncovered a lost kingdom on a remote Indonesian island.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyThe Iraqi and Turkish prime ministers are to meet in Ankara to discuss Iraq's escalation of violence.
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IraqA global poll for the BBC suggests people believe the Iraq war has increased the likelihood of terrorist attacks.
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ArubaA parliamentary inquiry in the Australian state of New South Wales is to consider a ban on smoking in cars.
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ThailandLeaders of a campaign to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra demand that he resigns by Sunday.
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IndiaPresenting the annual budget India's finance minister says India will aim for an annual growth rate of 10%.
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PhilippinesFive leftist legislators wanted over an alleged coup attempt in the Philippines take refuge in Congress.
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NigeriaNigeria's military says non-stop negotiations will secure the release of kidnapped foreign oil workers.
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NigerA day after deadly bird flu was confirmed in Niger, there are hardly any chickens on sale in the capital's markets.
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Egypt, 
United StatesThe US government agrees to settle a lawsuit brought by an Egyptian arrested after the 9/11 attacks, reports say.
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United StatesThe US Coast Guard aired security concerns over an Arab firm trying to take over six key ports, the Senate hears.
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UgandaThe defeated candidate in Uganda's presidential elections says he will challenge the official results in court.
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Iraq, 
United KingdomTwo British soldiers are killed and another is injured by a roadside bomb while on patrol in southern Iraq.
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Vietnam, United StatesUS computer chip giant Intel says it plans to build a $300m assembly plant in Vietnam.
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United KingdomIndia captain Rahul Dravid says absences will not make England any easier to beat in the first Test.
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RussiaA man held after an attack on Jewish worshippers goes on trial accused of attempted murder.
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Taiwan, 
ChinaChina warns Taiwan that its decision to scrap a council on reunification with the mainland may bring disaster.
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IranThe UN says Iran has begun using nuclear enrichment machines and is failing to co-operate with inspectors.
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FranceUnited Nations chief Kofi Annan shows his support for French plans for a new air tax to boost aid for the poor.
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SpainDavid Beckham admits the resignation of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has put his Bernabeu future in doubt.
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IndiaAt least 25 people are killed after Maoists blow up two trucks carrying civilians in central India, police say.
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Belgium, 
RwandaRwanda's only air link to Europe is cut off following a row between the government and the SN Brussels airline.
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PolandPoland's Catholic Church launches a fresh inquiry to identify communist-era church spies.
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BangladeshA court in Bangladesh sentences 21 people to death in connection with a wave of bombings last August.
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AfghanistanFighting resumes at Afghanistan's main prison, after talks with rioting inmates appear to break down.
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Saudi ArabiaThree of the five suspected militants killed in Riyadh were on Saudi Arabia's most wanted list, officials say.
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Somalia, 
YemenMore than 30 passengers drown after being forced into the water off the Yemeni coast from a Somali boat, the UN says.
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SwedenA domestic cat in Germany becomes Western Europe's first mammal to die of the H5N1 bird flu strain.
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IranA powerful earthquake, registering 5.6, hits south-eastern Iran.
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IsraelAn Israeli Arab party narrowly avoids disqualification from next month's Israeli parliamentary vote.
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South AfricaPower cuts which have caused havoc are the result of sabotage to influence South Africa's local polls, a minister says.
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IndiaIndia's finance minister presents his budget, saying his country's economy will push for annual growth of 10%.
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EgyptThree Britons convicted in Egypt of being members of a banned group will soon be reunited with their families.
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IraqAn attack near a Baghdad Shia mosque kills at least 23 people hours after four other blasts claim 35 lives.
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HondurasHonduras declares a state of emergency in its healthcare system over a shortage of drugs.
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